Melanie Joly calls for 'majority' Liberal government days away from election
Other speakers who took the stage at the Laval rally did not go nearly as far as Joly did
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Carney apologizes for fake Trump-style buttons, Liberal staffers 'reassigned'
Liberal Leader Mark Carney said on Monday he was “unaware” that Liberal staffers had planted some fake Trump-style buttons at a Conservative conference last week but nonetheless apologized for this “unreservedly” on behalf on his campaign. “This is totally unacceptable, to be absolutely clear,” he said at a campaign stop in Montreal in response to CBC News, who broke the...
Carney says Paul Chiang has his 'confidence,' despite 'terrible lapse of judgment'
Liberal Leader Mark Carney said he will not be dropping Paul Chiang from the race in Markham–Unionville, despite the candidate’s comments about handing over a Conservative candidate to Chinese authorities to collect a lucrative bounty. Carney said he was “deeply offended” by those comments and said they demonstrated a “terrible lapse of judgment,” but believes this episode amounts to a...
Mark Carney faces plagiarism accusations for 1995 Oxford doctoral thesis
Carney's doctorate in economics from Oxford shows 10 instances of apparent plagiarism, according to academics who reviewed the material
Federal parties gearing up for early election 'any day now' despite trade war
Mark Carney signalled last month he is willing to call an early general election should he become Liberal leader. While Canadians may be looking at job losses and a recession in the next few weeks due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a trade war with a close ally and partner, they could also be called to the...
Carney says he resigned from 'all' his roles to run for Liberal leadership. Turns out he hasn't
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has not yet resigned from his multiple international board positions, despite claiming this week that he had stepped down from all his roles to be “all in” on his bid to become Canada’s next prime minister. National Post contacted nearly two dozen organizations that Carney had public links to until recently. While he resigned from...
'Why would I enter a burning building?' Some Liberals say a chance at Trudeau's cabinet not worth it
The prime minister faces calls to resign, with some Liberals saying it is the only hope the party has against the Conservatives.As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to name his new cabinet, some Liberals say the chance of serving in it has lost its appeal, following the chaos-causing departure of Chrystia Freeland.
'I was feeling trapped': Ex-senator's former employee describes alleged sexual assaults
Don Meredith is on trial, facing three counts of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment against a former employee from when he was a senator
Trudeau says he expects Montreal rioters to be 'pursued and punished'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called violent protests that took place outside a NATO meeting days prior “absolutely unacceptable” and said he expects the perpetrators to face consequences. “As a democracy, as a country that will always defend freedom of speech, it’s important for people to be able to go out and protest and express their anger, their disagreements...
From 'maple syrup MAGA' to 'Team Canada': Why Liberals shouldn't count on Poilievre as they navigate Trump
Trudeau's attempt to revive his 'Team Canada' approach comes after more than a year of the Liberals releasing videos attacking Poilievre by comparing him to Trump. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is counting on his Conservative opponent to offer support as the Liberals navigate a second Donald Trump presidency, he shouldn’t.
'It hurts': Sophie Grégoire speaks on cutting ties and bouncing back from heartbreak
Sophie Grégoire said she suffered from chronic stress as a result of threats to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and her family, and said their split still hurts to this day. Grégoire, 49, was a guest during a virtual wellness summit called “Bouncing Back from a Broken Heart” on Friday where she discussed the end of her 18-year marriage to Trudeau...
No ‘time to waste’: Jean Chrétien's former right-hand man asks Justin Trudeau to step down
One of Jean Chrétien’s closest advisors is making the case for Justin Trudeau to leave politics to embrace a bigger cause — the unity of his country. Eddie Goldenberg, who was Chrétien’s right-hand man for decades and served as chief of staff and senior policy advisor during his years in power, penned a piece called “Justin Trudeau’s Obligation to Canada”...
'There was wishful thinking that he'd come to his senses': Liberal MP Sean Casey explains why he's calling for Trudeau to go
Liberal MP Sean Casey said he was still hopeful until last week that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would decide to step down and trigger a leadership race, but that has not happened, and Casey felt he owed it to his constituents to speak out.
Liberal minister's former business associate could soon be found in contempt in 'other Randy' saga
Parliament has been seized by a question of privilege regarding the so-called green slush fund for the past week. But should that get sorted, MPs will be turning their attention to a second question of privilege — this time, about the “other Randy” controversy. At the heart of the issue is whether Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault breached ethics laws in...
Why Conservatives are supporting an increase for old age pensions — and why it's risky
Conservatives are not committing to implementing the BQ’s desired boost for benefits for seniors 65 to 74 if they form government — but if they do, it will come at the expense of finding $16 billion in savings over five years, says the leader’s Quebec lieutenant. Pierre Poilievre’s caucus raised a few eyebrows when it supported a Bloc Québécois motion...
Anaida Poilievre discusses stoicism and feminism in first podcast interview
Anaida Poilievre has been taking on a more prominent role in helping husband Pierre campaign to become the next prime minister of Canada, and is not shy to share her views, whether it’s about the Venezuelan election results or CTV’s recent blunder.
Boissonnault admits he spoke to business partner in 2022 as MPs try to find the 'other Randy'
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault admitted he briefly spoke on the phone and exchanged text messages with his former business partner in 2022, but only because Purolator mistakenly reached out to him about an account. Boissonnault was on the hot seat at the House of Commons ethics committee on Thursday for the second time in recent months to answer questions about...
Prorogation of Parliament would present 'more risk than reward' for Liberals — unless Trudeau steps down
Liberals will be entering a new parliamentary session next week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the helm of the party, still 20 points behind in the polls with no apparent plan to reverse course and with its deal with the NDP ripped to shreds.And there is a possibility that the Liberals lose a seat in a Montreal stronghold, too.
Who's next? The contenders to replace a troubled Justin Trudeau
The PM's chances of winning a fourth term range from slim to none. Here's 10 who could step up if he steps down
'A caucus sleepwalking to its death': Liberals show little interest in following U.S. Democrats' upheaval
While developments in U.S. presidential politics unfold with lighting speed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is enjoying quiet walks on the beach as he vacations in British Columbia, seemingly untroubled by any pressure to step aside for his party, as President Joe Biden recently did.
Poilievre would repeal online harms bill after PBO report finds $200 million in new bureaucracy
Conservatives are promising to scrap the proposed federal online harms bill after the latest report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) found that it would create more than $200 million in new bureaucracy. Bill C-63 would establish three new entities: the Digital Safety Commission, which is mandated to enforce the act and has the power to issue monetary penalties and...
'I don't think it's constructive': Dominic LeBlanc downplays Liberal MP's call for Trudeau to resign
'Byelections are byelections. They're not general elections,' the public safety minister said. Two Liberal cabinet ministers from New Brunswick are distancing themselves from their colleague’s call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign.
Conservatives and NDP at odds over how much committee work to do over the summer
Conservatives insist that some committees should keep sitting to continue investigating ethical concerns concerning the Liberal government
Jagmeet Singh says he is 'more concerned' after reading NSICOP report, calls named MPs 'traitors'
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he is more convinced than ever that fellow parliamentarians are “wittingly” engaging in foreign interference after reading the unredacted version of a bombshell report and that they are “traitors” to Canada. On Wednesday, Singh became the second party leader to read the entire report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) but...
MPs demand names of colleagues colluding with foreign powers: 'Reflects poorly on the rest of us'
Parliament Hill remained in the dark Wednesday about which MPs are “wittingly” helping foreign powers after a shocking intelligence report alleged some MPs receive help from countries like China and India.
Former Liberal foreign minister says Canada no longer 'useful' in world affairs: 'We...lost our bearings'
Canada is good at pointing fingers at other countries but is missing in action on the international scene when it is most needed, said former Liberal deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister John Manley on the podcast The Global Exchange.Manley, who famously said two decades ag
Ethics committee to meet this week to discuss probe on Justin Trudeau's latest trip to Jamaica
MPs could be meeting as soon as Wednesday to discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holiday vacation to Jamaica that was a $84,000 gift from family friends. Michael Barrett, a Conservative MP and ethics critic, said in a video posted on X that the parliamentary committee on ethics is being recalled this week because “it’s extremely important” that MPs find out...